Plaiting-machine



' (No Model.)

A. OLSON. PLAITING MACHINE.

No. 469,170. Patented Feb. 16, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ENCE.

ALFRED OLSON, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

P-LAlTlNe-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,170, dated February 16, 1892.

I Application led November 16, 1891. Serial No. 4121034. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that 1, ALFRED OLSON, of Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of 'l `e xas, have invented a new and Improved Plaitlng-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of machines which are adapted to form plaits in dress goods; and the object of my'lnvention is to produce a machine upon which a dress-skirt or similar article may be easily placed and which is adapted to secure the plaits or folds in the skirt and hold them so that they may be conveniently ironed.

To this end myinvention consists in a plait` ing-machine the construction of which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawln gs, forming a part of this specification, 1n whlch similar iigures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Flgure 1 is a-broken plan view of the machlne embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a broken verticalsection on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the binding-clasps, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the hinge connecting the table-top with its supportinglegs.

The table is provided with a top 10, which 1s preferably made of hard wood varnished,

so as to resist the heat from the irons, and

this table-top is secured near each end to the legs 12 by hinges l1, which hinges `are of the common hook variety, each hinge having an upper hook 11, secured to the table-top, and a staple or eye 11b, secured to a leg 12, so as to receive the hook, so that either may be lifted f rom the legs anda dress-skirt or similar article slipped upon or removed from the tabletop. The legs are braced by connecting-rods 12a. The table-top has its edges metal bound, as shown at 13, to prevent wear. Near each end of the table is a strip 18, which has its ends 19 formed into flanges, which embrace the edges of the table-top and enable the strip to be easily moved, and these strips 18 are also provided with guides 20, which guides press against the edges of the table-top. Near the center of one strip 18 is a laterally-extending plate 21, which projects beyond the end of the table, and the outer end of which terminates in a depending lug 22, which supports the inner end of a screw 23, which screw has on its inner end and inside the lug 22 a nut 24 to hold it in place, and the outer end of the screw terminates in a crank-handle 25. The screw is mounted -in a box 26, which is internally threaded to fit the screw, and the box is supported on a bracket 27, which is firmlysecured to the end of the table-top. To permit the lug 22 to be pushed inward upon the table-top, the latter is lprovided with a slot 22a.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by turning the crank 25 the strip 18, connected therewith, maybe moved in and out upon the table-top. Each strip 18 carries upon its upper side a series of clasps 28, each clasp having a swinging plate 29, which is pivoted in lugs 30 and is adapted to be pressed down flatwise on the strip 18, which serves as a base-plate for the clasp. In the rear of the lugs 30 is a threaded post 31, the base of which is held in a xed nut 32, and secured to the upper end of the post is an arm 33, which extends over the plate 29 and carries at its free end a thumb-screw 34, which is adapted to impinge on the plate 29, and by means of which the plate may be pressed downward upon the strip 18.

To operate the machine, one of the strips 18 is placed well inward upon the table-top, one end of the table-top is raised and a skirt placed thereon, the table-top is replaced in a fixed position, the plaits are folded in the skirt, the ends of the plaits are held beneath the clamp-plates 29 and fastened by the thumb-screws 3 4, one of the strips 18 is then forced outward by the crank-handle 25 and screw 23, so as to tighten the plaits, and the plaits are then ironed in the usual manner. If desired, the strips 18 maybe provided withgage-marks, which marks will assist in making plaits of equal width.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A plaiting-machine comprising a tabletop, cross-strips mounted on the table-top near the ends and adapted to slide thereon, a screw IOO mechanism for moving one of the crossstrips,

and a series of clasps carried by the cross strips, substantially as described.

2. A plaiting-inachine comprising a tabletop, cross-strips arranged on the table-top near the ends, a series of plait-holding clasps carried by the cross-strips, a screw mechanism for adjusting the cross-strips in relation to each other, and guides for the cross-strips, substantially as described. x

3. A plaiting-machine comprising a table having a top adapted to be lifted from its supporting-legs, sliding cross-strips mounted on the table-top near the ends, and a series of plait-holding clasps permanentlyT secured to 15 the cross-strips, substantially as described.

4. In a plaiting-machine, the combination, with the cross-strips, of clasps secured thereto, each clasp comprising a Swingin g plate adapted to be pressed on the cross-strip, an arm supported above the plate, and a screw mounted in the arm so as to impinge upon the plate, substantially as described.

ALFRED oLsoN.

l/Vitnesses:

J. K. WALLIS, W. B. WALLIs. 

